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CITY OF GLENDALE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
GLENDALE MUNICPAL OFFICE COMPLEX - ROOM B-2
5850 W. GLENDALE AVENUE
GLENDALE,ARIZONA
Thursday,January 7, 2016
MEMBERS PRESENT: Cherie Hudson, Chair
Matthew Versluis
Chuck Jared
Sharyn Nesbitt
Dennise Rogers
Denise Flynn
Cathy Cheshier
Ronald Jauregui
MEMBERS ABSENT: Mickey Nunez
Karissa Ann Ramirez
Dorlisa Dvorak
STAFF PRESENT: Gilbert Lopez, Revitalization Manager
Renee Ayres-Benavidez, Revitalization Grants Supervisor
Melissa Galvez, Accounting Specialist
Eric Strunk, Community Services Director
Tim Barnard, Assistant Community Services Director
Charyn Palmisano, Revitalization Supervisor
Elizabeth Garcia, Revitalization Coordinator
Jamie McFarland, Revitalization Coordinator
Call to Order
Chair Hudson called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Committee-members introduced themselves and Mr. Lopez introduced staff.
III. Public Comment/Business from the Floor
None.
IV. Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency
Solutions Grant(ESG) Funding Requests Recommendations
Mr. Lopez distributed information regarding estimates of available CDBG funding:
• Public Service Activities: $316,192 estimated available, $480,002 in requests
• ESG: $171,540 estimated available, $303,470 in requests
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The Committee-members held detailed discussions regarding the grant funding requests.
Committee-member Cheshier motioned, seconded by Committee-member Jared, to
recommend funding the following CDBG Public Service grant requests and the following
Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) requests for FY 2016-2017 as follows:
• City of Glendale - Community Action Program -Eviction Prevention: $65,000
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul—Keeping Families Together: $60,000
• Homeward Bound—Empowering Families: $13,031
• Arizona YWCA of Metropolitan Phoenix—Congregate Meals: $45,398
• Duet: Partners in Health & Aging—Independence for Seniors: $13,500
• St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance—Glendale Food Home Delivery: $15,000
• Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK-AZ): AASK Mentoring Program: $10,000
• Back to School Clothing Drive Association — New Clothes New Beginnings Annual
Distribution: $10,000
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix — Swift Kids Academic Success
Program: $10,000
• Arizona YWCA of Metropolitan Phoenix—Home Delivered Meal Program: $50,000
• Community Legal Services,Inc.—Housing and Fair Housing Legal Services: $12,263
• Community Legal Services, Inc. — Removing Barriers to Justice for Low-Income
Glendale Residents: $12,000
• A New Leaf—Rapid Re-Housing Services: $35,540
• Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) - Rapid Re-Housing: $31,000
• City of Glendale - Community Action Program - Rapid Re-Housing: $45,000
• A New Leaf—Faith House Emergency Shelter Operations: $25,000
• Streetlight USA—Shelter Operating Costs—Utilities: $10,000
• UMOM New Day Centers, Inc—Emergency Shelter for Families—Glendale: $25,000
Motion carried 8 - 0.
V. Adjournment
Committee-member Jared motioned to adjourn the meeting at 4:53 p.m. Committee-
member Cheshier made the second. The motion passed 8—0.
Respectfully Submitted,
Denise Kazmierczak
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